1925 VFL Season Semi Final 1: Essendon v Collingwood

This is the match report for the match played on 19 September 1925 between Essendon and Collingwood in the first semi final of the 1925 season of the Victorian Football League. Essendon hosted Collingwood at the MCG. Frank Maher captained the hosts. Charlie Tyson captained the visitors. The hosts were coached by Syd Barker and the visitors were coached by Jock McHale.

Essendon (10.8.68) were defeated by Collingwood (12.6.78).

Match Details

Season: 1925 VFL Season
Round: First Semi Final
Teams: Essendon v Collingwood
Date: Saturday 19 September 1925
Time: 2:30 PM
Venue: MCG
Attendance: 60,055

Match Results

Outcome: Essendon def. by Collingwood
Score: 10.8.68 - 12.6.78

Quarter Breakdown

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Essendon 5 . 2 6 . 2 9 . 6 10 . 8 10 . 8 (68)
Collingwood 4 . 1 7 . 4 9 . 4 12 . 6 12 . 6 (78)
Margin ESSE by 7 COLL by 8 ESSE by 2 COLL by 10 COLL by 10
Duration

Honour Roll

Essendon

Captain: Frank Maher
Coach: Syd Barker

Collingwood

Captain: Charlie Tyson
Coach: Jock McHale

Match Umpires

Field Umpires

J. McMurray

Player Statistics

Essendon

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
3 Beckton, Norm ? ? 0 ?
17 Campbell, Garnet ? ? 0 ?
2 Donaldson, Clyde ? ? 0 ?
11 Farrell, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
28 Garden, Jack ? ? 0 ?
20 Hammond, Joe ? ? 0 ?
13 Harrison, Joe ? ? 0 ?
7 Hunter, Harry ? ? 0 ?
18 Irwin, Vince ? ? 4 ?
24 Maher, Frank (c) ? ? 4 ?
14 May, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
9 McSweeney, Ned ? ? 0 ?
31 Quinn, Jim ? ? 1 ?
30 Shorten, George ? ? 1 ?
19 Simpson, Norm ? ? 0 ?
25 Stockdale, Greg ? ? 0 ?
5 Vosti, Jack ? ? 0 ?
10 Watt, Rowley ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 10 8

Collingwood

# Player Pos. ToG% GL BH
1 Baker, Reg ? ? 0 ?
3 Beasley, George ? ? 0 ?
9 Chesswas, Harry ? ? 0 ?
6 Coventry, Gordon ? ? 5 ?
7 Coventry, Syd ? ? 1 ?
11 Dibbs, Charlie ? ? 0 ?
13 Harris, John ? ? 0 ?
15 Lawn, Jim ? ? 1 ?
29 Makeham, Bob ? ? 0 ?
20 Milburn, Charlie ? ? 1 ?
19 Murphy, Frank ? ? 1 ?
18 Murphy, Laurie ? ? 0 ?
23 Shanahan, Jim ? ? 0 ?
22 Stainsby, Les ? ? 2 ?
25 Tyson, Charlie (c) ? ? 1 ?
27 Webb, Reynolds ? ? 0 ?
28 Wescott, Leo ? ? 0 ?
26 Wilson, Ernie ? ? 0 ?
Rushed ?
Total (18 players) 12 6

Legend

ToG%: Time-on-Ground Percentage, GL: Goals, BH: Behinds, DI: Disposals, KI: Kicks, HB: Handballs, MK: Marks, HO: Hitouts, TA: Tackles, CL: Clearances, CR: Clangers, FF: Free Kicks For, FA: Free Kicks Against, RF: Rebounds Inside 50, IF: Inside 50s